West Muskingum at New Lexington — Tornadoes look to close out nonleague visit after Jan. 9 win

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West Muskingum visits New Lexington on Friday, Jan. 30, for a nonleague basketball game at New Lexington. Tip is 7 p.m. Eastern (4 p.m. Pacific) at New Lexington; full game page on SBLive: https://scorebooklive.com/ohio/basketball/games/6137577-west-muskingum-vs-new-lexington

Teams:

• Home: New Lexington Panthers — https://scorebooklive.com/ohio/basketball/teams/186652-new-lexington-panthers

• Away: West Muskingum Tornadoes — https://scorebooklive.com/ohio/basketball/teams/190943-west-muskingum-tornadoes

Last meeting: The teams met Jan. 9, when West Muskingum rolled to a 59-26 victory in New Lexington’s building. Read that box score and recap on SBLive: https://scorebooklive.com/ohio/basketball/games/6119945-new-lexington-vs-west-muskingum

Streaming/tickets:

• West Muskingum has an NFHS Network page that may carry this game if the school streams: https://nfhsnetwork.com/schools/west-muskingum-zanesville-oh/basketball?referrer_name=scorebooklive&utm_campaign=scorebooklive&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=scorebooklive

Notes for fans:

• SBLive links above will have the latest start-time and location updates; follow the game page for changes: https://scorebooklive.com/ohio/basketball/games/6137577-west-muskingum-vs-new-lexington

• Fan counts on SBLive: New Lexington — 12 fans; West Muskingum — 9 fans. Picks are open on team pages (currently 0) — picks are for fun and are separate from any win projections. Those numbers may change; follow the teams and make picks to show support.

Why it matters: This is a chance for New Lexington to respond on its home floor after the lopsided Jan. 9 meeting, and for West Muskingum to reinforce the dominance it showed in the earlier outing. Expect a physical nonleague contest and check SBLive for real-time updates.